Condiment shaker



Jl lly 22, 1952 c. A. ROSEBERRY, SR

CONDIMENT SHAKER Filed Feb. 9, 1950 Fig. 1.

Charles A. Roseberry,

INVENTOR.

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Patented July 22, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,604,236 'CONDIMENT SHAKER Charles A. Ros'eberry, Sr., Purvis, Miss. Application February 9, 1950, Serial No. 143,178

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in condiment shakers, and the principal object of the invention is to provide what is primarily intended to be a salt shaker, capable of efficient and dependable operation notwithstanding the effect of humidity which usually causes salt to obstruct the outlet openings of conventional shaker and thereby interfere with proper operation thereof.

The above object is achieved by constructing certain components of the salt shaker from moisture-absorbing material so that the salt in the shaker is maintained in a substantially dry condition.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity of construction, in its efficient and dependable operation as aforesaid, in its pleasing appearance and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view and such other objects and features as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially in the construction and arrangement of parts as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the invention; and

Figure 2 is a group perspective view thereof.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention is embodied in a salt shaker which is designated generally by the reference character In and includes in its construction a vertically elongated body l2 provided with a blind bore defining a storage chamber l4, a removable insert or false bottom l6 being provided on the bottom of this chamber, as is best shown in Figure 1.

The insert or bottom I6 is constructed from moisture absorbing material, such as cork or the like, and is provided with a circumferential recess IE to accommodate the lower edge portion of a substantially tubular liner 20 which fits against the inner side wall of the chamber l4, as shown.

It may be explained at this point that the body I2 is preferably formed from material such as metal or plastics, the liner 20 being formed from similar material and the primary purpose thereof being to retain the bottom it in position.

An outturned flange 22 is provided at the upper edge of the liner 20 and abuts the upper edge of the body l2, it bein noted that the upper edge portion of the body is provided with external screw threads 24 to accommodate a cap 26 having a screw-threaded lower portion 28.

The cap 26 simply assumes the form of a substantially frusto-conical shell formed of metal, or the like, and has provided therein a complemental insert 30 of plastic or similar material, while a disk-shaped top 32 of plastic material, or the like, also constitutes a component of the cap and is provided with a central outlet aperture or opening 34.

A substantially tubular insert 36 of moistureabsorbing material is positioned in the member 30 and is provided with a central outlet passage 38 which is in register with the outlet opening 34 of the top 32 and is also in register with an aperture 40 in a gasket 42.

The insert 36 is preferably formed from chalk, While the gasket 42, formed from moisture-absorbing material such as cork, is provided in the cap 26 between the insert 36 and the flange 22 of the liner I4, substantially as shown.

The several members 30, 36, 32, 42 are retained in position in the cap 26 by simply positioning the cap on the body l2 and it will be apparent from the foregoing that the false bottom" [6 will preserve the salt in the chamber [4 in a dry condition by absorbing moisture therefrom, while the absorbent insert 36 will prevent obstruction of the outlet passages 34, 38, 40. Similarly, the absorbent gasket 42 will prevent accumulation of salt in crevices between the cap and the main body of the shaker, so that the cap may be readily removed for the purpose of refilling the chamber 20 when the contents thereof become exhausted.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and, accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed untom of moisture absorbing material provided in 10 Number said chamber, a" tubular liner provided in said chamber and extending upwardly from said,

bottom, a hollow cap removably positioned at the upper end of said body and provided with an outlet opening, a tubular insert of moisture-absorbing material provided in said cap and having an outlet passage in register with said opening,

and a moisture-absorbing gasket provided in said cover between said insert and said liner.

CHARLES A. ROSEBERRY, SR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 813,649 2 Jones Feb. 27, 1906 2,159,171 McCOIkhill May 23, 1939 2,160,602 Nagel May 30, 1939 2,166,725 Mandery July 18, 1939 2,173,046 Smith Sept. 12, 1939 2,317,882 Boesel Apr. 2'7, 1943 Bannister Dec. 27, 1949 

